Friday, December 26, 2014

Winter Time, Heat Full Blast, Still Cold?

A comfort and energy audit will show you the percentage of heat escaping through the many openings in your home. The technician will explain how the escape can be blocked, with what materials it can be blocked and the energy savings from blocking the escape. Now ditch those footie pajama bottoms and enjoy the warmth!

Outlets and Light Switches
Folks don’t realize just how much air passes through light switches and electrical outlets. This can be stopped cold (you should pardon the pun) with a little spray foam or spongy foam gaskets. These can be found at any hardware store for just pennies, but they will save you more than pennies on your power bill.
Fireplaces
A lot of air passes through the fireplace flue. Close the damper to prevent heat loss. Glass doors on the fireplace should remain closed as well to keep the heat inside the house. Call your local Mentor OH heating contractor today to learn more. 

Energy Audit?

If you’re paying the power bill dressed in footie pajama bottoms underneath sweat pants and two sweaters, then you might want to check on how heat is exiting your home. Looking for the paths to the outside is the first step. Block the paths to the outside and you can ditch the footie pajama bottoms.
Walls
The walls of your house are the last barrier you have to the out of doors. If you just built your house, you won’t have to worry for a few years. However, an older home could use extra insulation with a higher R value. Most homes have insulation in between the spaces in the frame of the house. Increasing the insulation in the walls will cut the power bill considerably. Spray foam should be used, says the Department of Energy, because it fills the smallest spaces.
Roof
Prices aren’t the only things that go up. Heat doesn’t rise, but the air that has been heated does. Seal any openings from the house to the attic such as wiring or plumbing, duct work and lighting fixtures. Pull back existing insulation to seal the openings using latex caulk or foam. Install recommended R38 insulation atop existing batts with plain batts or loose fill. Heating ducts leading into the attic as well as the return duct work leading back into the house should be checked by a professional for leaks, mold, mildew and other air quality-contaminating elements. Call a local Deerfield IL furnace repair contractor to learn more. 

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Humidity Day In And Day Out

If you don’t have air conditioning in Lady Lake FL you must have grown up in this heat. I moved here from Excelsior MN and even in our hottest months of the year, it has never, ever, been this humid. After living in Florida for 6 months without AC, I realized that virtually everyone in Florida swears by their central air conditioning. I never thought that the conditions in your home could be worse by opening the windows. I looked up someone as soon as the first day of summer started that could install air conditioning and I make sure to get that inspected each year, right before the summer starts.

Need Help from Rental Chillers

After hurricane Katrina, many office buildings had lost power, things were ruined and it was extremely difficult for anyone to work there. Being the manager of a building that was hit pretty hard, I knew that we had to find a company that offered rental chillers so we could function as a company and stay on top of things as the rest of our building was being put back together. Luckily, we found a company that was able to help us out. They were able to help us the next day and offered an extremely large discount because of the hurricane. Without them, we would have been out of office for weeks longer and lost a huge amount of money. They not only helped us, but I know they helped us many other office building around the area. They were extremely reliable and took into consideration the hardship we were going through. 

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Furnace on the Fritz

Our furnace has been on the fritz for a few months now. Instead of having regular maintenance, I kept putting it off, and it finally died on me last night! So now I’m looking into Waldorf MD furnace repair options. They may need to install a new system, or maybe mine is salvageable! Regardless, it’s finally the push I needed to get myself in touch with a HVAC system around Waldorf, and what better introduction than needing a furnace repaired!

Friday, November 21, 2014

Gloves Indoors

When most people think of Atlanta, they think of sunshine and great weather all year round. That perception of the South is a little off if you’re visiting Atlanta in the late fall or winter months! It was starting to get colder and my husband and I were trying to find cost-effective furnace repair in Atlanta GA. Finally, when we got down to 36 degrees, we realized that the house was getting too cold to hold out for a lower price. If you want something done right, you need to call in the experts. In the end, the cost wasn’t too bad and we had our furnace repaired within 2 days of calling the HVAC company. I don’t think we could’ve asked for anything better and I didn’t have to keep wearing my gloves inside my house.

Utilities

My boyfriend and I were looking into moving to a new apartment and when we finally found the one we liked, we realized that utilities weren’t included in the pricing. Unfortunately, when we needed our heat repaired, we had no idea of where to turn.  After doing a little research on heating repairs Birmingham AL  I realized that heating/cooling your home is where most of your utility bill is going. We called in a local HVAC company to take a look at our unit and not only repair it but give us suggestions on how we can cut costs. We have been looking into more energy efficient systems ever since. The investment may cost more at first but will even out with the costs of your monthly utility bills! Thankfully the company who came in to complete the repairs was knowledgeable enough to tell me things that I needed to know for the future.

Daycare in Florida

Running my own daycare here in Florida can get really busy. Having three kids of my own plus the 10 children that I babysit everyday my house is sometimes very crowded! When I have a full house, my air conditioner seems to be on high blast. Living here in Brandon, FL it gets pretty hot even during November and December. I’ve had to cancel my daycare numerous times because of my air conditioner breaking and I just knew it’d be too hot for little kids. After a few times of cancelling I knew I had to find a company with air conditioning in Brandon FL. I knew a new air conditioner would be a great investment and this company had many to choose from. I was able to purchase one and have it installed the next day. I set up a maintenance plan with them so that I would not run into any more daycare cancellations and I could pay for all of this in advance. After setting up my maintenance plan with them they’ve come out to my house a few times so far and I haven’t had to cancel daycare once. This has been one of the best investments I made for my home and my business. My family and the children I babysit for won’t have to suffer any days in the blazing heat and I don’t have to worry about unexpected costs. 

Temps Dropping

Well, I guess Winter really is around the corner! We just got a cold snap here, and our furnace was put to the test. It worked well for a few days, but then the house stopped heating up as quickly, and the furnace was making odd notices. Thus, I need to look in to heating repair in Fairfax VA! Hopefully we can get everything in order before the temperature drops even more!

Almost That Time

Winter is almost here and you know what? It's freezing in Deerfield, IL. It definitely isn't the time of year for your furnace to break. If it is broken, not to worry -- you're in good hands! Our furnace repair in Deerfield IL business is top notch. We will make sure your furnace is working well before winter officially arrives. We also offer routine maintenance, so your furnace will remain in tip top shape for years to come.

Cold Holiday Season

The cold has arrived quite quickly this year, and while it’s not so bad if you have a working heater, it’s downright terrible if your heater is broken! If your heater is broken you’ll want to find a good, reliable heating company in Burke, VA that you can trust, especially if you don’t want to be cold this holiday season. 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Hot Hot Hot

Florida is a beautiful place to live. The beach, the sand and the open ocean are just other perks. But without air conditioning service in Bonita Springs FL this place might as well be considered a sauna. If you had straight hair, ladies, consider it completely curled. If you thought you could withstand 100 degrees, you may be able to take the dry heat, but with the amount of humidity in the air here it’s almost impossible to not feel sticky and wet. Thankfully, we installed a high powered air conditioning system in our home and make sure the windows are rarely open in the summer.  I don’t know what we would have done if we had to live with that stifling heat in our home 24/7. Thank goodness for cool nights!

Friday, October 31, 2014

Packed House for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving rolling around, my house is going to be a packed one.  My family loves to have Thanksgiving at my house, because we live in Pembrook Pines, Florida! They all want a good excuse to come down here and enjoy the beautiful weather. Today, just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, our air conditioning broke. I couldn’t believe it, I thought we would have to get a new one and it wouldn’t be done in time for Thanksgiving. I know when we don’t have that many people in our home, we could be fine with a few fans and it’s not as hot in the summer. But when I say my house is going to be packed, I mean it! We need our air conditioner working while we have this many people over. I searched all over the internet for air conditioning in Pembrook Pines FL and found one that seemed to be really reliable.  I called, and I was able to set up a time that was really convenient for me and they fixed it! They weren’t like some other companies that make you stay home from 9-5pm all day, not knowing what time they’ll show up. Plus, I saved a few bucks from their coupons and specials. Now that our air conditioner is fixed, it’s on to shopping for Turkey day!

Friday, September 19, 2014

Learning Slowly

Moving in the winter is already a big pain but moving to somewhere new, unpacking your employee’s things and running a business at the same time is something I will never do again! I just moved my small business’s headquarters to a new location. Unfortunately, this new location was lacking in a working furnace and I needed to find a heating contractor in Mechanicsville MD fast. I was able to find someone who I trusted, who gave me a price that I could afford and answered all of my questions. I don’t know anything about heating or air conditioning units and instead of belittling my questions; our contractor answered all of them patiently. I couldn’t have asked for anything else from him. Building that report with him really made me more comfortable calling with any questions I might have deemed small or unimportant.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

New Home, New Life, New AC!

My family and I just moved down here to Fairfax, VA and bought a beautiful home right near the Fairfax High School. We can see the new football field from our back patio! Unfortunately for us, it’s still pretty hot here and the only downfall of this home is that it doesn’t have central air conditioning. We were in the need of air conditioning and we needed it fast! Being new to town, we hopped on our phones and searched air conditioning in Fairfax VA. We found one that had great ratings, all of the services we needed, and had an amazing special going on. Before we knew it our dream home was complete, football games were starting, and our home wasn’t a sauna anymore. We were even able to work out a financial plan with the air conditioning company and can pay online. Fairfax, VA has been great so far and we are happy to have found a reliable company that handles not only air conditioning but other home services we may need it the future. 

Endless Summer

As summer comes to an end, most people are getting ready to shut off their air conditioners and start opening some windows to let the fall air in. But if they are from Coral Springs Florida like me, they know that they have little while until they get to shut off their air conditioner. Don’t get me wrong, I love living here in Florida, who wouldn’t; it’s a beautiful place. But when you’re running your air conditioner as much as we Floridians do, you better have a number handy to call for air conditioning repair in Coral Springs FL that can repair your AC as quick as possible! I found one that will do same day service and the technicians are great! As much as everyone loves the beaches and feeling like you’re on vacation all year-round, there’s nothing better to come home to then a nice, cool house. 

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Moving Nightmare!

I recently bought a home in Naples FL that was a little bit older. I knew I would have to renovate and I would have a great time doing it. This house had the basis for everything that I needed, working plumbing, gas stoves and even new electrical wiring. What I failed to realize, was that there was no air conditioning. Not having air conditioning in Naples FL is like not having a jacket in a Minnesota winter, crazy. The humidity here can make even the mildest of summers feel like it’s lasting an eternity. After my first night sleeping in my new home, I knew I couldn’t live without air conditioning and made the quickest phone call I ever have. I was lucky enough to find someone to install my air conditioning system expeditiously and a few days later I was living in the lap of air conditioned luxury. Now all I have to do is hope the furniture is delivered on time!

Friday, July 18, 2014

Broken AC... Now?

Did you end last summer with a broken AC? You thought you’d wait until the following year to have it fixed? Well, guess what – it’s the following year! The hot weather will be here before you know it, and you’ll want to be ready with a working AC. Air conditioning repairs in Houston TX are easy to come by so call an HVAC technician today and have your AC working again in no time!

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Gravel Driveway No More

When our Air Conditioning broke, it was a travesty. My roommates and I didn’t know what to do. We called someone to repair the AC but since our air conditioning was over twenty years old, the repair men let us know that it might be more cost-effective than air conditioning repairs. So, we went searching for an air conditioner and someone to install air conditioning in Port Orange FL . Let me tell you, the options seem endless and almost TOO similar to someone who has no idea what they’re doing. After three weeks without air conditioning and still having little knowledge of any air conditioner pros or cons, we called in the professionals. They even installed the unit as soon as possible so we could escape the humidity!

Feelin Hot Hot Hot

I was shivering until about a week ago! I called for heating repair in Chatham NJ and now I'm feeling hot,hot,hot! I was waiting as long as I could without getting my heat repaired. Finally, when the wind chill made the temperature feel below freezing, I knew it was time to repair the furnace and make sure my fireplace worked! After having someone come out to give me a same-day estimate the repairs only took minimal time and I didn't have to worry about the cost. Even though I had paid money out upfront, I learned about the products that were being used to heat my home. They were all energy and cost efficient so in the long run, I would be saving money.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Help! Humid!

Air conditioning in Weston FL is necessary. Anyone who visits Florida knows that it is incredibly hot and humid. When I moved into my first home, I looked everywhere for the central air control or the wall unit and neither were anywhere to be found. This, of course, was an issue. I asked if it was possible that I may have missed it but the realtor assured me that in these older homes, they’re rarely equipped with an AC. I searched for the first company I could find for air conditioning installation and I never regretted it.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Summers

If you've never spent a summer in the DC metro area when it gets to over 100 degrees, you’re lucky! You feel like you’re melting in the heat and sticky from the humidity and you can’t escape it. This one particular summer, it was 100 degrees out and the news warned everyone it was going to be humid and feel like 110. I could have sworn that as soon as he said that, my air conditioning stopped working. I frantically searched for someone to install air conditioning in Fairfax County VA. Thankfully, though they were busier than ever, I was able to find someone to come out and redo my entire system!

Window Unit

When you live in a house without central air, if a fan breaks or a window unit breaks, you're in desperate need of AC repair. Of course I looked into air conditioning repair in Fort Washington MD as soon as two of my window units broke. I figured that I would wait a little while until I got it fixed, however, it was unbearable without AC in the house and after two days I finally surrendered to the heat and found someone to repair the air conditioning. They were speedy and understood what dire straits I was in and I will never do anything like that again!

Friday, April 25, 2014

The Saying "If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix"...

People always say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. But no one tells you that doing a little maintenance on some of your more expensive – and important – utilities can save you thousands of dollars. Before I sound like a car insurance commercial let me set the scene for you. I purchased my first home at 27. I was completely scrapped for cash, so I bought a quaint fixer upper. About a year in and 10 or so renovation projects later – not to mention right in the dead of summer, my HVAC unit completely gave up. I was pulling up old carpet, drenched in sweat and to be honest, I didn’t have the money needed to put into a new unit. So I ended up spending some money towards purchasing new fans. About 6 months later, I had saved up enough to purchase a new HVAC unit, that’s when I was told I should consider having yearly maintenance by an expert in Air Conditioning Service in Florence SC. Ever since then, I’ve had someone come check out my unit twice a year. Knowing that if they find something wrong they’ll be able to fix it before it’s completely gone and I have to shell out even more cash! 

Warm Weather? Finally!

It’s starting to heat back up for the summer here in Round Rock, TX! It’s pretty typical this time of year for my friends to call me to swing by and sit in my air conditioned house. How they can go without air conditioning in Round Rock beat me! I think a few of them will be looking to get a unit installed this summer, and have been weighing their options. For me, it’s a pretty standard thing to have down here, as the summers are unbearable for me without air conditioning! I don’t mind the company; it’s a nice excuse to get together with friends. Maybe once they get their units installed, I can return the favor!

Friday, April 18, 2014

Good Cool Times Ahead!

OK, Pittsburgh, who’s ready to start thinking about summer?  With the cold we’ve been hit with, I sure am day dreaming about warmer weather! Remember the days that we’d want to put on our Air Conditioning in Pittsburgh? Seems a little crazy at this time of year, but believe it or not in just a few months we’ll be turning on our air conditioning again and trying to keep indoors to stay cool! When that time comes, we can just look back at this winter, and be thankful for summer and air conditioning.

Are Maintenance Plans Worth it?

My Air Conditioning unit recently gave up. Yup, it flat lined completely to the point of no return. Here in Florida we use our AC pretty regularly, and can often use it year around (some of the perks of our state). The Air Conditioning expert in Brandon FL came out to assess the problem and although he wanted to provide us with solutions – there really was only one, buying a new unit. Once installed, our expert let us know we could get a maintenance plan where they would come out twice a year to inspect our unit and make sure its running well. They even let us know they could provide some cleaning to keep the unit running as efficiently as possible. I need to decide in the next few days if I’d like to take them up on this plan, but wanted to get any comments on maintenance plans you may have. I’m leaning towards this being a good investment considering the large bill I was footed with to replace the unit, but I just wanted to make sure!

Holiday Disaster!

I cook a big meal for my family every year for the holidays and yesterday I discovered that the piping under my sink, where I wash the dishes, were completely shot! I didn’t know what to do! There are people coming to my home both this and next month and I am known for my cooking. Thankfully, my sister found a Worcester MA plumbing expert with same-day estimates and the ability to give me an estimate on the time it would take to do the work, I’m in limbo for now but I’ll be in heaven later.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Sweltering

The weather has been getting nicer out and ,after  remembering last year’s heat wave, I was so thankful that my air conditioning was working. Of course, as soon as I thought of it breaking, I found myself searching for air conditioning in Lusby MD.  I hadn’t realized how easy it could have been keeping up with my air conditioning system maintenance. Thankfully, I was able to find a repair company that wasn’t only nice and helpful; they explained things to me as they went along and were as transparent as they could possibly be. Next year, I won’t have this problem and I won’t have to worry.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Good Luck or Bad Luck?

Do you ever feel like you have all the bad luck? This past week alone I was hit from behind at a stop light, my son’s fish died and our HVAC unit started making some really interesting noises. I asked around for a great expert in AC Repairs in Atlanta GA and had an amazing technician come see what was going on. Apparently we hadn’t serviced the unit in over 7 years, and it was slowly dying on us. We had to bite the bullet and purchase a whole new unit, but the bright side is we’ll be keeping cool all summer long. 

Friday, February 28, 2014

First Name Basis

My family uses our air conditioning Port Orange, FL a lot. So much, in fact, that I’m on a first-name basis with everyone at the HVAC company that we use. Just the other day I called them to discuss air conditioning repair options, as I didn’t quite know what was wrong with our unit. They came out to diagnose the problem and provided me with some repair options that would keep our air conditioning running for years to come. As soon as they left, my daughters came home from school and cranked up the air conditioning, insisting it was too hot in the house. Good thing I’m on that first-name basis with the HVAC crew.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Spring RIGHT Around The Corner

With spring around the corner, I can’t help but think about the warm days we’re about to get. And then I remember last spring, when we suddenly had a heat wave here in Birmingham AL, and our air conditioner just wasn't up to snuff. I found myself Googling ‘air conditioning repair’ in Birmingham two days before a big party I was throwing. I was sweating in more ways than one! Luckily I found a local guy who came out and got the system up and running again. He’s on my list to call this spring to come and check everything out, so that I don’t get stuck in the same hot spot again!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Opposite Sides of the Spectrum

The Mid-Atlantic region can get both extremely hot, and extremely cold. By far one of the longest ongoing struggles for my family is finding a reliable contractor for when things go wrong. This past summer, we came back from my sons little league game to find that our Air Conditioning had cut off. We were not sure what the issue was, and I have no knowledge of AC units. Luckily I found a reliable Clinton MD air conditioning contractor and they were able to correct the issue quickly. They were great- I will never use another contractor again!

Help! Need Help!

I own a small coffee shop and recently was robbed by the manager of my store. As you can image I was completely shocked and horrified. You hire people and help them grow in their careers and they turn out to be stealing money from you. Since the theft was only a couple hundred dollars, the cops aren’t really taking the situation seriously (or as serious as I’d like). I immediately called building maintenance experts in Houston TX to change the locks on all the entrances and put a report in with the police. Aside from that apparently there isn’t much I can do! 

Brand Name

When I was hiring someone to install my heating and AC unit, I needed them to use trane parts. I don’t mean to sound like a snob, but without knowing the name and the quality of the parts that these professionals are using how are we supposed to know their longevity.  It is an expensive endeavor to install an entire heating or AC unit in your home and without knowing the brand name and the type of parts being used, you may be throwing money down the drain as you are going to need to replace these parts dozens of times within your unit’s lifetime.  Who wants to throw money at a problem without it being resolved? I’d rather know the quality of the parts that the company I hire are using rather than continually investing in repairs, wouldn’t you?

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Heating Repair… Again

I found heating repair in Lincoln NE pretty easily after my heater broke for the billionth time. When I moved into my home, I knew it was a little bit older and I would need to perform a little bit of maintenance or upkeep, but I had no idea that my heater was going to break this many times! I have only been living here four years and every year without fail, my heater has broken when the temperatures are threateningly below freezing. This year, when someone came to fix my heater, I asked them about the warranty on a new heater and I wanted to know what the chances were that this would break again. They were extremely knowledgeable and I felt comfortable enough to continue to go back to them in the future which is hard to say about a company in this day and age.

Suburban Below Freezing!

I was in desperate need to find someone to do a heating repair in Summit NJ. When snowpocalypse hit a few years ago, everything shut down in Summit NJ… including my heat. I needed someone to fix my heat quickly as we feared another storm was coming or that this snow would block us in for at least a week! Unfortunately at that point, no one from any heating company could come out to fix my furnace so I learned to be more prepared. I check my heat and my air conditioning on their off months as to make sure that they are working properly. I don’t need another malfunction at a time of disaster!

If I Wouldn’t Have Checked

You always hear about air conditioning not working in the summer. But no one even bothers to check these things in the winter months which could be the reason why they have to brave the heat in the summer. Even in Massachusetts it gets hot over the summer and on the worst summer day, no one wants to get caught without air conditioning because we all know fans aren’t doing much! I checked my air conditioning in the winter months and realized that I had no cold air blowing out of ANY vent in my home. Thank goodness I checked! They always tell people to check in advance for repairs, but do we ever really do it? Not usually. Now, I’ve learned my lesson after having to install new air conditioning in Worcester MA.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Broken Air Conditioning - No Fun!

Trying to sleep in hot weather with a broken air conditioner is no fun! Last week my air conditioner broke, luckily the air conditioningrepair in Birmingham AL! is top notch. My A/C was only down and out for a few hours. The reliable air conditioning repairman had my A/C up and running again in no time!

Polar Vortex Round 2

The weather has been crazy lately. With the Polar Vortex leaving most of the US freezing, you can only imagine how shocked I was when a few days later we were in the 60s and 70s again. I know I’m not the only one who thinks the weather fluctuating so much is crazy. My AC thinks so too. At least it must because it decided to stop working somewhere between 20 degrees and 70 degrees.  I called a local AC Repair expert in Atlanta GA and they helped get my AC unit back on track.